Steering Knuckle: Removal
- Raise and support front of vehicle. Remove wheel and tire assembly. Remove caliper assembly from rotor and support aside.
- Remove dust cap, cotter pin, nut, nut retainer, washer and outer bearing. Remove rotor from knuckle. Remove inner bearing cone and seal. Discard seal. Remove brake dust shield.
- Disconnect steering linkage from steering knuckle by removing cotter pin and nut. Remove cotter pin from lower ball joint stud.
- Remove nut from upper and lower ball joint stud. Strike lower side of steering knuckle to pop ball joints loose from knuckle. Remove steering knuckle. See Fig 1 .